In this Palme d'Or winning Coen brothers comedy-drama, a renowned New York playwright (John Turturro) is enticed to California and...
In this Palme d'Or winning Coen brothers comedy-drama, a renowned New York playwright (John Turturro) is enticed to California and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
"Barton Fink is a young playwright in New York in 1941 who enjoys an overnight success with a drama celebrating the common man. Hollywood takes notice and enlists him to write wrestling pictures for Wallace Beery. "Barton Fink" chronicles his struggle with writer's block, with Hollywood, and with [a] neighbour in his hotel who shows Barton something about the darker side of wrestling, and of life." (Cannes Film Festival)
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Barton Fink | Details
- Award winner
- Winner of Best Actor (Turturro), Best Director (Joel Coen) and the Palme d'Or for best film, 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
- Rating
- M, Violence and offensive language.
- Runtime
- 116
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- USA, UK